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Old August 10th, 2006, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JakeD
Aren't these two definitions saying the same thing in different words?


Yes, except the word "concave" does not apply. The set is not convex.
No, one specifies the existence of a vector space, and the other leaves
us wondering about what it might mean by a segment for an arbitrary
space, and would the definition of convexity work if there were no segment.

Or maybe I am over analysing the question.

Anyway, if they are elements of a vector space there is no problem, the set is
not convex.

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